EP3837065B1 - Zweiteilige hochfeste schraube - Google Patents

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EP3837065B1
EP3837065B1 EP19780197.0A EP19780197A EP3837065B1 EP 3837065 B1 EP3837065 B1 EP 3837065B1 EP 19780197 A EP19780197 A EP 19780197A EP 3837065 B1 EP3837065 B1 EP 3837065B1
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Thorsten Schmitt
Stefan Wallmeier
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16B—DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING
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    • F16B35/04—Screw-bolts; Stay-bolts; Screw-threaded studs; Screws; Set screws with specially-shaped head or shaft in order to fix the bolt on or in an object
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    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16B—DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING
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    • F16B31/02—Screwed connections specially modified in view of tensile load; Break-bolts for indicating the attainment of a particular tensile load or limiting tensile load
    • F16B31/027—Screwed connections specially modified in view of tensile load; Break-bolts for indicating the attainment of a particular tensile load or limiting tensile load with a bolt head causing the fastening or the unfastening tool to lose the grip when a specified torque is exceeded
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B21—MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL; PUNCHING METAL
    • B21K—MAKING FORGED OR PRESSED METAL PRODUCTS, e.g. HORSE-SHOES, RIVETS, BOLTS OR WHEELS
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    • C21D—MODIFYING THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF FERROUS METALS; GENERAL DEVICES FOR HEAT TREATMENT OF FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS METALS OR ALLOYS; MAKING METAL MALLEABLE, e.g. BY DECARBURISATION OR TEMPERING
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    • C21D—MODIFYING THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF FERROUS METALS; GENERAL DEVICES FOR HEAT TREATMENT OF FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS METALS OR ALLOYS; MAKING METAL MALLEABLE, e.g. BY DECARBURISATION OR TEMPERING
    • C21D8/00—Modifying the physical properties by deformation combined with, or followed by, heat treatment
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    • C21D—MODIFYING THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF FERROUS METALS; GENERAL DEVICES FOR HEAT TREATMENT OF FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS METALS OR ALLOYS; MAKING METAL MALLEABLE, e.g. BY DECARBURISATION OR TEMPERING
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16B—DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING
    • F16B35/00—Screw-bolts; Stay-bolts; Screw-threaded studs; Screws; Set screws
    • F16B35/04—Screw-bolts; Stay-bolts; Screw-threaded studs; Screws; Set screws with specially-shaped head or shaft in order to fix the bolt on or in an object
    • F16B35/041—Specially-shaped shafts
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C21—METALLURGY OF IRON
    • C21D—MODIFYING THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF FERROUS METALS; GENERAL DEVICES FOR HEAT TREATMENT OF FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS METALS OR ALLOYS; MAKING METAL MALLEABLE, e.g. BY DECARBURISATION OR TEMPERING
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    • F16B—DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING
    • F16B31/00—Screwed connections specially modified in view of tensile load; Break-bolts

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  • the invention relates to a high-strength screw with a head with a tool engagement contour and a shank with a free end pointing away from the head.
  • a threaded section with a thread is arranged on the shaft, the thread being designed as a metric ISO thread or inch thread.
  • Such screws with a metric ISO thread or inch thread are used to produce screw connections with a corresponding internal thread of a nut or a component with a threaded hole and are to be distinguished from wood screws and other self-tapping universal screws. Due to their high strength, they are used in particular in specialized technical fields that require such strengths - e.g. B. the automotive industry, aviation industry and mechanical engineering - and which are to be separated from the crafts, DIY and hobby areas.
  • a high-strength screw with a head with a tool engagement contour and a shank with a free end pointing away from the head is from the European patent application EP 3 358 021 A1 known.
  • a threaded section with a thread that is designed as a metric ISO thread is arranged on the shaft.
  • a screw composed of several separate parts is from the Chinese patent application CN 103 438 O76 A known.
  • a first of these parts is the head of the screw. This has a coupling element arranged radially on the inside that protrudes from its head support surface.
  • the coupling element has an approximately star-shaped shape when viewed in cross section.
  • a second of these parts is a shaft section. On its free end face facing the head, this has a coupling recess configured to correspond to the coupling element.
  • the coupling recess is also arranged radially on the inside.
  • To connect the head to the shaft section the coupling element is inserted into the coupling recess.
  • a third of these parts is another shaft section. In this way, screws of different lengths are assembled from the head and a different number of shaft sections.
  • a similarly constructed screw composed of several separate parts is from the Chinese patent application CN 103 438 072 A known.
  • the coupling recess is designed as a bore with an internal thread and the coupling element is designed as a threaded section with an external thread, which is arranged in a region of the shaft with a reduced external diameter.
  • the DE 156 467 C relates to a head screw made from bar iron. This bar is only slightly stronger than the bolt of the screw itself.
  • the U.S. 3,978,758 A relates to an auxiliary head with peripheral attack surfaces.
  • the US 2006/0024142 A1 relates to a torque limiting structure with a screw which has a ramp-shaped structure with a free end.
  • the invention is based on the object of providing a high-strength screw that can be manufactured flexibly and economically.
  • the invention relates to a high-strength screw with a head with a tool engagement contour and a shank with a free end pointing away from the head.
  • a threaded section with a thread is arranged on the shaft, the thread being designed as a metric ISO thread or inch thread.
  • the head and the shaft are designed as materially separate parts.
  • the head has a coupling recess arranged radially on the inside with an axial force transmission element and a torque transmission element.
  • the shaft has a coupling element which is arranged radially on the outside on its outer circumference and has a counter-element for axial force transmission and a counter-element for torque transmission. In other words, the coupling element can form a part of the shaft which delimits it radially outward.
  • the coupling element engages in the coupling recess.
  • the coupling element can be that part of the shaft which is located in the coupling recess.
  • the decisive factor here is the state in which the head has assumed its final or intended position in relation to the shaft, in particular the assembled state.
  • the axial force transmission element and the axial force transmission counter-element are designed and arranged such that they interlock with one another in a form-fitting manner that an axial translational movement of the head relative to the shaft in the direction away from the free end of the shaft is prevented.
  • the torque transmission element and the torque transmission counter-element are designed and arranged to interlock in such a way that a rotational movement of the head relative to the shaft in the tightening direction of rotation of the thread is prevented by friction.
  • High-strength screw In this application, a high-strength screw is understood to be a screw with a tensile strength R m (or Rm) of at least 800 N / mm2. Typical high-strength screws belong to property classes 8.8, 10.9 or 12.9. However, the high-strength screw according to the invention can also be an ultra-high-strength screw with a tensile strength R m of at least 1,400 N / mm2. The "high-strength" screw according to the invention is therefore at least one high-strength screw, but can also be an ultra-high-strength screw.
  • Tool attack contour of the head is to be understood as a contour lying on the head of the screw on which an actuating tool for actuating the screw engages.
  • the contour is formed by several functional surfaces, which usually connect to one another via corners or radii.
  • a tool application contour is often referred to as a "force application”.
  • Tool attack outer contour is to be understood as a contour lying radially on the outside of the head of the screw, on which an actuating tool for actuating the screw engages.
  • the contour is formed by several functional surfaces, which usually connect to one another via corners or radii.
  • an outer contour of the tool engagement is often referred to as an "external force attack”.
  • Tool attack inner contour is to be understood as a contour lying radially on the inside on the head of the screw, into which an actuating tool engages to actuate the screw.
  • the contour is formed by several functional surfaces, which usually connect to one another via corners or radii.
  • the inner contour of the tool engagement delimits a central recess in the head of the screw in the radial direction.
  • an inner contour of the tool engagement is often referred to as an "internal force attack”.
  • a polygon is a formation of a tool engagement outer contour of the head of the screw and a torque transmission counter element of the shaft of the screw (“outer polygon”) or a tool engagement inner contour of the head of the screw and a torque transmission element of the head of the screw (“internal polygon ”) Roger that, in which the approximately straight functional surfaces of the subunits of the polygon within the subunit adjoin one another via a corner at an angle of 120 °.
  • Multi-tooth In this application, a multi-tooth designation of a tool engagement outer contour of the head of the screw and a torque transmission counter-element of the shaft of the screw (“outer multi-tooth”) or a tool engagement inner contour of the head of the screw and a torque transmission element of the head of the screw (“internal multi-tooth ”) understood, in which the approximately straight functional surfaces of the sub-units of the multi-tooth within the sub-unit adjoin one another via a corner at an angle of 90 °.
  • Multi-round In this application, a multi-round tool application outer contour of the head of the screw and a torque transmission counter element of the shaft of the screw ("outer multi-round”) or a tool application inner contour of the head of the screw and a torque transmission element of the head of the screw (“inner multi-round ”) understood, in which the rounded functional surfaces connect to one another via round corners.
  • a star in this application, is understood to mean a configuration of a torque transmission counter element of the shaft of the screw or a torque transmission element of the head of the screw in which the approximately straight functional surfaces of the subunits of the star within the subunit adjoin one another via a corner at an angle of 60 ° .
  • Geometry type In this application, a geometry type is understood to mean the underlying geometrical shape of the tool engagement contour, the torque transmission element and the torque transmission counter element. Typical geometry types are polygon, multi-tooth and multi-round. No distinction is made between the outer contour and the inner contour. this means z. B. that an external polygon and an internal polygon belong to the same first geometry type, an external multi-tooth and an internal multi-tooth belong to the same second geometry type and an external multi-round and an internal multi-round belong to the same third geometry type.
  • the head and the shaft of the screw are materially separate parts. In this application it is understood that they were manufactured as non-contiguous, non-integral, separate parts. In the finished position of the screw, however, the head and the shaft are connected to one another. This connection was therefore only realized after it was made separately.
  • the new high-strength screw with a metric ISO thread or inch thread is designed as an at least two-part screw with a head and a shaft that are connected to one another in a certain way.
  • the connection is not made via a thread or any other detachable type of connection. Instead, the connection is made in such a way that the head and the shaft can essentially only be separated from one another in a destructive manner.
  • the screw can also have other parts.
  • the new two-part high-strength screw has a coupling recess on the head and a corresponding coupling element on the shaft for the implementation of these two functions of axial force transmission and torque transmission.
  • the coupling recess in turn has an axial force transmission element and a torque transmission element.
  • the coupling element of the shaft has a corresponding axial force transmission counter element and a torque transmission counter element.
  • the axial force transmission element and the axial force transmission counter element work together in such a way that the required pretensioning force can be achieved.
  • a movement of the head of the screw in the direction away from the free end of the shaft is therefore prevented as soon as the axial force transmission element and the axial force transmission counter element engage in one another.
  • the torque transmission element and the torque transmission counter element work together in such a way that the desired torque can be transmitted from the head to the shaft and the screw can thus be actuated. This applies at least in the direction of tightening of the thread.
  • the screws can be comparatively thin and long. Such screws with a large ratio of length to thickness (L / D) can only be produced with a relatively low number of cycles in the prior art. This low cycle rate results from the fact that the screw to be produced in a multi-stage press has to be ejected and pushed in over the entire length of the shaft in each stage of the multi-stage press. Furthermore, quality problems also arise in the manufacture of such screws, since the greater the length of the screw, the lower the buckling resistance of the screw and of the forming tool.
  • the head of the screw is manufactured separately, so that there is no negative influence of the long shaft length in the manufacture of the head.
  • the reshaping of the shaft to produce the coupling element is in turn possible in a one-step process, in which far less material has to be elastically-plastically deformed.
  • the problems of the low number of cycles and the insufficient buckling stiffness of the prior art for the deformation to be carried out therefore do not exist.
  • the screw length is not limited by the installation space of the press. The number of cycles is independent of the screw length.
  • the high-strength screws can be produced using pre-hardened material. This eliminates the need for subsequent tempering and straightening, which additionally reduces manufacturing costs.
  • the new two-part screw is suitable for standardization, which can reduce set-up times.
  • the coupling recess can be stepped and have a first area with a first inner diameter and a second area with a second inner diameter.
  • the first area and / or the second area is expediently formed by a cylindrical or by a conical lateral surface which is rotationally symmetrical, in particular about a direction of extent of the shaft in an assembled state.
  • a step area is advantageously provided between the first area and the second area.
  • the first inside diameter is larger than the second inside diameter.
  • the second area is arranged closer to the free end of the shaft than the first area.
  • the axial force transmission element is advantageously formed at least partially, preferably completely, by the step area.
  • a movement of the head in the direction of the free end of the shaft is not possible or is prevented in a form-fitting manner by this stop. It can, however, be the case that the head can be moved away from the stop in the other direction. Such a movement can, however, also be prevented, in particular by a press fit of the first area and / or the second area, in particular with parts of the shaft. Alternatively or additionally preferably, this can also be done by an undercut, an oversize, caulking or some other elastic-plastic deformation. However, it is also possible that no such separate fuse is implemented, but that this fuse is taken over by the threaded section.
  • the coupling element advantageously comprises at least a first section and a second section.
  • the first section and / or the second section advantageously each have an outer jacket surface which delimits or delimits the coupling element radially outward.
  • the first section and / or the second section is advantageously designed to be rotationally symmetrical about the direction in which the shaft extends.
  • the first section can, for example, be conical, cylindrical or barrel-shaped around the extension direction of the shaft; this results in a particularly simple and inexpensive production.
  • the direction of extension of the shaft is in particular that direction in which the shaft extends and / or in which the length of the shaft is measured.
  • the outside diameter of the first section is expediently larger than the outside diameter of the second section.
  • the mean outside diameter of the first or second section is decisive for this dimensioning. Due to these different outer diameters of the first section and the second section, a particularly space-saving possibility of creating the axial force transmission counter element can be achieved.
  • the first section advantageously makes contact with the first area of the coupling recess and / or the second section makes contact with the second area of the coupling recess.
  • the first section expediently forms with the first area of the coupling recess and / or the second section with the second area of the coupling recess from a press fit. As a result of the press fit, a frictional torque transmission between the shaft and the head between the first section and the first area of the coupling recess and / or between the second section and the second area of the coupling recess can be achieved.
  • the torque transmission counter element can be formed by the first section and / or by the second section of the coupling element, the torque transmission, in particular exclusively, taking place in a frictionally locking manner through the press fit (s).
  • This type of torque transmission is particularly cost-effective, since no form-locking means have to be created in the first section and in the first area of the coupling recess and / or in the second section and in the second area of the coupling recess.
  • part of the torque transmission can also take place by form-fit means and another part of the torque by frictional connection.
  • the press fit between the first section of the coupling element and the first area of the coupling recess is such that the press stress increases in the direction of the free end of the shaft.
  • this can mean that the pressures caused by the press fit on the surface of the first section of the coupling element and on the surface of the first region of the coupling recess are such that their size increases in the direction of the free end of the shaft. In this way, a particularly strong press fit can be achieved, which can also safely transmit high torques.
  • the press fit between the second section of the coupling element and the second region of the coupling recess is such that the press stress decreases in the direction of the free end of the shaft.
  • this can mean that the pressures caused by the interference fit on the surface of the second section of the coupling element and on the surface of the second Area of the coupling recess are designed in such a way that their size decreases in the direction of the free end of the shaft. In this way it can be achieved that no voltage peaks arise at the end of the contacting part of the second section of the coupling element in the direction of the free end of the shaft.
  • this can be achieved in that the second section of the coupling element is designed to be conical, the diameter of this cone being designed to decrease in the direction of the free end of the shaft. In this way, a particularly strong press fit can be achieved, which can also safely transmit high torques.
  • An intermediate section is advantageously located between the first section and the second section of the coupling element, the intermediate section advantageously forming the counter-element for axial force transmission, in particular completely.
  • this intermediate section is partially conical, since this enables particularly simple manufacture to be achieved.
  • the first section of the shaft is expediently delimited in the direction of the free end of the shaft by a first transition region of the intermediate section.
  • this first transition area is a bevel or a step.
  • the first transition area is advantageously formed by a rounding, this rounding having a first rounding radius.
  • the ratio of this first radius of curvature to the outer diameter of the first section is advantageously in a range from 0.01 to 0.4, particularly preferably in a range from 0.02 to 0.25 and particularly preferably in a range from 0.04 to 0.15. With a ratio of 0.01 to 0.4, the intermediate section is particularly simple to manufacture.
  • the second section of the shaft is delimited in the opposite direction to the free end of the shaft by a second transition area of the intermediate section.
  • this can mean that the intermediate section has a second transition area closest to the second section.
  • this second transition area is a bevel or a step.
  • the second transition area is advantageously formed by a rounding, this rounding having a second rounding radius.
  • the ratio of this second radius of curvature to the outer diameter of the second section is advantageously in a range from 0.01 to 0.4, particularly preferably in a range from 0.02 to 0.25 and particularly preferably in a range from 0.04 to 0.15. With a ratio of 0.01 to 0.4, the intermediate section is particularly simple to manufacture.
  • the ratio of the second radius of curvature to the first radius of curvature is in a range from 0.8 to 1.8, because this makes it possible to produce these curves in a particularly simple manner.
  • a particularly optimal notch effect ratio can be achieved if the ratio of the second radius of curvature to the first radius of curvature is in a range from 1.01 to 1.6.
  • the coupling element can form an axial counterstop which corresponds to the axial stop and whose outside diameter is larger than the outside diameter of the shaft and larger than the second inside diameter of the coupling recess.
  • the counter-stop can advantageously have a conical section.
  • the first area of the coupling recess can form the torque transmission element. But it is also possible that the second area forms the torque transmission element. It is also possible that both areas form the torque transmission element. These two areas do not have to be directly connected to each other. It is also possible for other areas to be arranged in between, which fulfill other functions or none at all.
  • the torque transmission element and the counter-torque transmission element can be designed and arranged to interlock with one another in a form-fitting manner.
  • a form fit can in particular be implemented in such a way that the torque transmission element and the torque transmission counter element belong to the geometry type polygonal, multi-tooth, multi-round or star.
  • other geometrical configurations are also possible which produce the desired form fit.
  • One example is a knurl.
  • One possibility according to the invention is a frictional connection. This can in particular be implemented in the sense of an interference fit.
  • the torque transmission element and the torque transmission counter element can be designed and arranged to interlock in such a way that a rotational movement of the head relative to the shaft in the loosening direction of rotation of the thread is also prevented. This is the normal case in which the screw can be operated equally in both directions of rotation without restrictions.
  • the torque transmission element and the torque transmission counter element can each be designed symmetrically in the circumferential direction. This symmetry is to be understood as meaning that the torque transmission element and torque counter-transmission element are designed in such a way that they - apart from the fact that the screw connection is loosened in one direction of rotation and tightened in the other - act in the same way regardless of the direction of rotation.
  • the torque transmission element and the torque transmission counter element can also each be designed asymmetrically in the circumferential direction. In this way, a different interaction can be achieved depending on the direction of rotation.
  • the asymmetry can be designed in such a way that a rotational movement of the head relative to the shaft in the direction of loosening the thread is not prevented. This achieves a secured screw connection which cannot be loosened by unauthorized third parties, or at least cannot be loosened without additional measures.
  • the torque transmission element and the torque transmission counter element can be designed in such a way that they determine the maximum tightening torque of the screw and, if the maximum tightening torque is exceeded, no longer prevent the rotary movement of the head relative to the shaft in the direction of tightening the thread. In this way, a torque lock is provided by the screw itself. This prevents a screw connection from being tightened beyond the maximum tightening torque.
  • the shaft of the screw can consist of high-strength steel or a fiber composite material (e.g. CFRP).
  • the head of the screw can also consist of high-strength steel or a fiber composite material (e.g. CFRP). Due to the two-part design of the screw, many different material pairings are basically conceivable, as long as the strength requirements in the sense of a high-strength screw are met.
  • the choice of material can also be influenced by assigning certain electrically conductive or insulating properties to the head and the shaft. For this, z. B. metal, in particular steel, can be surrounded by an insulating plastic jacket. So z. B. the head of the screw be electrically conductive and the shaft of the screw electrically non-conductive. The reverse constellation is also possible.
  • the new method is used to produce a high-strength screw as described above.
  • the screw can furthermore have one or more of the features described above.
  • the head blank Before the step of threading the head onto the shank blank by means of the coupling recess, the head blank can be formed in a forming tool in such a way that a tool engagement contour is generated.
  • the tool attack contour can be a tool attack outer contour or a tool attack inner contour. This can be of the polygon, multi-tooth or multi-round geometry type.
  • the head can be secured on the shaft in order to prevent an axial translatory movement of the head relative to the shaft in the direction of the free end of the shaft.
  • This securing can take place, for example, by an undercut, an oversize, caulking or some other elastic-plastic deformation.
  • the forming process for the mechanical non-cutting production of the high-strength screw is, in particular, a cold forming process.
  • the method is carried out by means of a forming tool in a forming press, in particular a multi-stage press.
  • the shaft blank can be held in the forming press by clamping jaws during the forming of its axial end region.
  • the reshaping of the axial end region of the shaft blank can be carried out by means of a stamp that is moved in a translatory manner.
  • the screw In order to achieve the high strength of the screw, it can be subjected to a heat treatment during its manufacture.
  • the heat treatment can be, in particular, bainitizing (intermediate tempering) to produce a bainite structure.
  • the deformation for producing the threaded section can in particular involve rolling or rolling. In particular, it can involve cold forming.
  • the raw material used to make the high strength screw is commonly referred to as "wire".
  • the wire used for the new high-strength screw can consist of cold-formable non-tempered steel and have a carbon content of about 0.2% to 0.6% or about 0.2% to 0.5%.
  • the steel can have alloy proportions, in particular Cr, Mo, Mn, Ni, V, Nb or Ti, in particular more than about 1.1% in total.
  • the new high-strength screw can have a bainite structure, which in particular was at least partially produced by bainitizing.
  • the bainite structure leads to a very high tensile strength with a likewise very high ductility.
  • This high ductility or toughness essentially distinguishes the bainite structure from a martensite structure, which in the prior art is produced in a known manner by hardening with subsequent tempering.
  • hardening takes place instead through rapid cooling from the austenite phase through an isothermal structural transformation in the bainite stage.
  • the part, in particular the screw remains at an isothermal temperature in the salt bath until the structural transformation from austenite to bainite has been completed over the entire cross-section.
  • the tempering process required for martensitic hardening can preferably be omitted. This also reduces the tendency towards hardening distortion.
  • Fig. 1-4 show different views of a first exemplary embodiment of a high-strength screw 1.
  • the screw 1 is a high-strength screw 1 with a tensile strength of at least 800 N / mm 2 , in particular an ultra-high-strength screw 1 with a tensile strength of at least 1400 N / mm 2 .
  • the screw 1 has a head 2 and a shaft 3.
  • the head 2 and the shaft 3 are designed as separate components, which were initially produced separately in terms of material and only then connected to one another.
  • the head 2 has a tool engagement contour 4 which is used to actuate the head in the sense of tightening or loosening a screw connection made with the screw 1.
  • a tool engagement contour 4 which is used to actuate the head in the sense of tightening or loosening a screw connection made with the screw 1.
  • it is a tool attack outer contour. Instead, it could also be a tool attack inner contour. Combinations of both types of contours are also possible.
  • the geometry type of the tool engagement contour is a hexagon. However, other types of geometry are also possible.
  • the shaft 3 has a free end 5 pointing away from the head 2.
  • a threaded section 6 with a thread 7 is arranged on the shaft 3. In the present case it is arranged in the area of the free end 5. However, it could alternatively or additionally be arranged at another point on the shaft 3.
  • the thread 7 is a metric ISO thread. But it could also be an inch thread.
  • the head 2 and the shaft 3 of the screw 1 are designed as materially separate parts.
  • the head 2 has a coupling recess 8, arranged radially on the inside, with an axial force transmission element 9 and a torque transmission element 10.
  • the shaft 3 correspondingly has a coupling element 11, which is arranged radially on the outside on its outer circumference, with an axial force transmission counter element 12 and a torque transmission counter element 13.
  • the coupling element 11 engages in the coupling recess 8 in order to establish the connection between the head 2 and the shaft 3.
  • the torque transmission counter element 13 can have form-locking means, such as a polygon, multi-tooth or multi-round.
  • the counter-torque transmission element can preferably also be formed in that it forms a press fit with the torque transmission element in order to achieve the friction-locked torque transmission according to the invention.
  • the axial force transmission element 9 and the axial force transmission counter element 12 are designed and arranged such that they interlock with one another in a form-fitting manner that an axial translational movement of the head 2 relative to the shaft 3 in the direction away from the free end 5 of the shaft 3 is prevented.
  • the torque transmission element 10 and the torque transmission counter element 13 are designed and arranged to interlock in such a way that a rotational movement of the head 2 relative to the shaft 3 in the tightening direction of rotation of the thread 7 is prevented. In the present case, this interlocking takes place in a form-fitting manner.
  • Other types of torque transmission - e.g. B. a frictional connection or a frictional connection - but are also possible.
  • the coupling recess 8 is stepped and has a first area 14 with a first inside diameter 15 and a second area 16 with a second inside diameter 17.
  • the first inner diameter 15 is larger than the second inner diameter 17, the second region 16 being arranged closer to the free end 5 of the shaft 3 than the first region 14.
  • the second region 16 can form the axial transmission element 9 in the sense of an axial stop.
  • the axial transmission element 9 is formed by a step area which makes contact with the axial force transmission counter element 12, the axial force transmission counter element 12 being formed by an intermediate section which is located between the first section 14a and the second section 16a of the coupling element.
  • the first area 14 contacts the first section 14a of the coupling element 11 and the second area 16 contacts the second section 16a of the coupling element 11.
  • the coupling element 11 forms an axial counterstop that corresponds to the stop, the outer diameter of which is greater than the outer diameter of the shaft 3 and greater than the second inner diameter 17 of the coupling recess 8.
  • the first region 14 forms the torque transmission element 10.
  • the torque transmission element 10 could, however, additionally or alternatively be formed by the second region 17 or another part.
  • the torque transmission element 10 and the torque transmission counter element 13 belong to the polygonal and in particular hexagonal geometry type. However, other types of geometry are also possible.
  • the torque transmission element 10 and the torque transmission counter element 13 are designed and arranged in such a way that they mesh with one another a rotational movement of the head 2 relative to the shaft 3 in the direction of loosening the thread 7 is also prevented.
  • the torque transmission element 10 and the torque transmission counter element 13 are each formed symmetrically in the circumferential direction. As a result, the torque is transmitted in the same way, regardless of the direction of rotation. But it is also possible that the torque transmission element 10 and the torque transmission counter element 13 are each designed asymmetrically in the circumferential direction. This is done using Figures 25-29 explained in more detail below.
  • Fig. 5 is a Fig. 4 A corresponding view of a second exemplary embodiment of the screw 1 is shown.
  • the coupling recess 8 and the coupling element 11 are designed differently here.
  • the torque transmission element 10 is not arranged in the first area 14, but in the second area 16. The torque transmission thus takes place in the area of the end of the head 2 which points in the direction of the free end 5 of the shaft 3.
  • FIG Fig. 6 A third exemplary embodiment of the screw 1 is shown in FIG Fig. 6 shown. It can be seen there that the head 2 can also have an axially longer collar 18. In this case, the torque transmission takes place for the most part in the area of the collar 18 of the head 2.
  • Fig. 7 and 8th show views of a further exemplary embodiment of the screw 1.
  • it is a screw 1 with two threaded sections 6.
  • the head 2 is arranged between these two threaded sections 6.
  • the coupling recess 8 and the coupling element 11 are here formed in the same way as in the first embodiment of the screw 1 described above.
  • Fig. 9-14 show various examples of the design of the coupling element 11 of the shaft 3.
  • the torque transmission counter element 13 is designed as a hexagon.
  • the torque transmission counter element 13 is designed as a different design with twelve functional surfaces.
  • the torque transmission counter element 13 is designed as a twelve-point.
  • the torque transmission counter element 13 is designed as a twelve-tooth.
  • the torque transmission counter element 13 is designed as a twelve star.
  • the torque transmission counter element 13 is designed as a hexagon.
  • Fig. 15-20 show different embodiments of the head 2 of the screw 1.
  • the torque transmission element 10 of the coupling recess 8 of the head 2 is designed as a hexagon.
  • Fig. 16 it is a twelve-star.
  • Fig. 17 it is a twelve-tooth.
  • Fig. 18 it is a twelve-point.
  • Fig. 19 it is a different design with twelve functional surfaces.
  • Fig. 20 it is a six-circle.
  • Fig. 21 and 22nd an exemplary embodiment of the new screw 1 is shown, in which the torque transmission is not realized by a form fit, but a force fit.
  • the coupling element 11 thus has a certain oversize in relation to the coupling recess 8 and is introduced into the coupling recess 8 in order to achieve an oversize fit.
  • this press fit is present both between the first area 14 and the first section 14a and between the second area 16 and the second section 16a, so that the torque transmission element 10 and the torque transmission counter element 13 each pass through the surfaces that are connected to this or these press fit (s) participate, is formed or which forms the corresponding surfaces.
  • Fig. 23 and 24 show a further exemplary embodiment of the new screw 1.
  • the tool engagement contour 4 of the screw 1 is designed as an inner tool engagement contour.
  • Figures 25-29 show different views of a further exemplary embodiment of the screw 1 or of the head 2 and the shaft 3.
  • the torque transmission element 10 and the torque transmission counter element 13 are each formed asymmetrically in the circumferential direction. The asymmetry is selected in such a way that the torque is reliably transmitted in the tightening direction of the thread 7, while such a torque transmission is not transmitted in the loosening direction of the thread 7 due to the bevels of the torque transmission element 10.
  • FIGs 30A-30E show, in a simplified representation, an exemplary forming process for the machine production of a high-strength screw 1 described above
  • Figure 30A a shaft blank 19 is shown.
  • a head 2 is threaded onto this shaft blank 19 by means of its coupling recess 8.
  • This head 2 was previously produced from a head blank in a forming tool.
  • the head 2 could, however, only be threaded onto the shaft blank 19 or the shaft 3 in a later process step.
  • Figure 30C the shaft blank 19 is held in place by means of clamping jaws 20 and shaped in one part by means of a translationally moved punch 21 so that the coupling element 11 is created.
  • Figure 30D shown.
  • the shank 3. In was thus made from the shank blank 19
  • Figure 30E is now also shown after the assembly of head 2 and shaft 3 by translational displacement of the head 2 in the area of the coupling element.

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